2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball tournament August 2023 2015 Southern Conference I Men's 2015 SoCon BBall Logo.png 10 U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina Wofford 4th Mike Young 4th Lee Skinner Wofford ESPN3, ESPN2 The 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.2015 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=209612535 December 8, 2014 Southern Conference The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament. With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament. Format All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games. Tiebreaking system The tiebreaking system is as follows:Men's Tie-Breaking Formula http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/Championships/Tie-Breaking/Tie-breaking_Procedures_Mens_Basketball.pdf SoConSports.com 8 March 2015 Two teams Head to head record Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com Three or more teams Best record against all teams involved in the tie Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken. Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com Seeds Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Wofford †# 16–2 25–6 2 Chattanooga # 15–3 22–9 3 Mercer # 12–6 17–14 4 Western Carolina # 9–9 14–16 5 East Tennessee State # 8–10 16–13 6 VMI # 7–11 11–18 7 The Citadel 6–12 11–18 3–1 vs. UNCG, Samford 8 UNC Greensboro 6–12 10–21 2–2 vs. Citadel, Samford 9 Samford 6–12 13–18 1–3 vs. UNCG, Citadel 10 Furman 5–13 8–21 † – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament. Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round - Friday, March 611 6:00pmSamford vs. UNC GreensboroESPN376–812 8:30pmFurman vs. The CitadelESPN373–56 Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 723 12:00pmUNC Greensboro vs. WoffordESPN352–704 2:30pmEast Tenn. State vs. Western CarolinaESPN361–67 (OT)35 6:00pmFurman vs. ChattanoogaESPN369–676 8:30pmVMI vs. MercerESPN361–89 Semifinals - Sunday, March 847 6:00pmWestern Carolina vs. WoffordESPN361–738 8:30pmFurman vs MercerESPN352–49 Championship - Monday, March 9510 7:00pmFurman vs. WoffordESPN264–67 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket 2015 SoCon Men's tournament bracket https://admin.xosn.com/fls/4000//socon/Championships/2014-15_/15MBKBracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 Southern Conference December 8, 2014 December 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216003000/https://admin.xosn.com/fls/4000//socon/Championships/2014-15_/15MBKBracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 dead First roundFriday, March 6 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 7 SemifinalsSunday, March 8 ChampionshipMonday, March 9 3em 8 UNC Greensboro 81 9 Samford 76 7 The Citadel 56 10 Furman 73 1 Wofford 70 8 UNC Greensboro 52 4 Western Carolina 67* 5 East Tennessee State 61 2 Chattanooga 67 10 Furman 69 3 Mercer 89 6 VMI 61 1 Wofford 73 4 Western Carolina 61 10 Furman 52 3 Mercer 49 1 Wofford 67 10 Furman 64 * denotes overtime period All-tournament team http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209948692&DB_OEM_ID=4000 Wofford Edges Furman, 67-64, to Win SoCon Championship First Team Stephen Croone, Furman James Sinclair, Western Carolina Karl Cochran, Wofford Spencer Collins, Wofford Lee Skinner, Wofford Second Team Kris Acox, Furman Geoff Beans, Furman Devin Sibley, Furman T. J. Hallice, Mercer Ike Nwamu, Mercer References Tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Asheville, North Carolina Category:College basketball tournaments in North Carolina